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Greener neighborhoods lead to better birth outcomes, new research shows

Mothers who live in neighborhoods with plenty of grass, trees or other green vegetation are more likely to deliver at full term and their babies are born at higher weights, compared to mothers who live in urban areas that aren’t as green, a new study shows.

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Public health students plan Latino community soccer tournament, health fair

¡Campeones de Salud! will feature a soccer tournament for all ages as well as a health resource fair, exercise classes, bike tour, scavenger hunt for kids and various other health-promoting activities.

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Reflecting before the end

“This experience has been life-changing,” Rebekah says. “It truly has been an experience that has helped me grow and develop my independence and cultural competency.”

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Video: Oregon’s first accredited school of public health – Dean’s announcement

Accreditation puts the College of Public Health and Human Sciences in an elite group of schools of public health nationwide and among only a handful leading a transformation of public health education.

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Public Health

Video: This Time, This Place

This is the right place and the right time to be part of the future of public health – in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences.

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OSU gains state’s first accredited school of public health

Oregon State University’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences has been granted accreditation, making it the first school of public health in Oregon to earn that recognition.